Almost Eleven Million Dollars Paid to Employees of the TRS

The Teachers' Retirement System pays its employees over four million dollars more than the State Employees' Retirement System.

by Mark Cavers

In 2008, the Teachers’ Retirement System employed 188 individuals who were paid $10,819,678.8 in combined wages.  In contrast, the State Employees’ Retirement System employed 165 people who were paid a combined $6,113,591.48 to administer retirement benefits.  Fourteen employees of the TRS made over $100,000, with the top two employees raking in $232,000 and $209,000 each, making them the 13th and 27th highest paid employees of the state in 2008.  On the other hand, the State Employees’ Retirement System had four employees who made over $100,000 with the highest paid employee making $152,000 in 2008.

The ten million dollars spent on wages for employees of the TRS was more than the wages at theDepartment Of Human Rights, nine million dollars, and more than the combined wages of everyResidential Care Worker employed by the state of Illinois.

You can find this information by going to IllinoisOpenGov.org, clicking on “Payroll” and searching for “Teachers Retirement System” in the “Agency” Section.